Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-11 Thread O.Hamann
On 11.11.20 08:07, Alexander Burger wrote: > third > Friday this month > >Fri 20 Nov 2020 at 16:00 UTC > > > and then > >Sat 05 Dec 2020 at 8:00 UTC >Sat 19 Dec 2020 at 16:00 UTC >... fine -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-10 Thread Alexander Burger
On Sat, Nov 07, 2020 at 06:55:34AM -0600, Erik Gustafson wrote: > Another vote for Saturdays 8:00 / 16:00 UTC here > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2020, 6:14 AM Davide BERTOLOTTO > wrote: > > > Saturdays with the usual schedule sounds good for me OK, there seems some agreement on Saturdays. Let's try it!

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-07 Thread Alexander Burger
On Sat, Nov 07, 2020 at 10:30:57PM +0100, pd wrote: > saturday is not a work day so it's supposed to be better > to attend but that day have family time attached so it's as hard as working > day. That's true. Saturdays are often occupied by other family or routine duties. As a freelancer, any day

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-07 Thread pd
About best date and time for PilCon I think keeping two different times, one in the morning and another in the afternoon is a good compromise for people from different timezones over the world. Since I'm european and thus in a european continental timeline, I really don't care about keep with the

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-07 Thread Erik Gustafson
Another vote for Saturdays 8:00 / 16:00 UTC here On Sat, Nov 7, 2020, 6:14 AM Davide BERTOLOTTO wrote: > Saturdays with the usual schedule sounds good for me >

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-07 Thread Davide BERTOLOTTO
Saturdays with the usual schedule sounds good for me On Sat, Nov 7, 2020, 09:49 Alexander Burger wrote: > Hi Kashyap, Wilhelm, > > thanks a lot Wilhelm! I think you protocolled all topics. > > And no worries Kashyap, we were all aware that we will repeat some topics > anyway, whatever comes up.

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-07 Thread Alexander Burger
Hi Kashyap, Wilhelm, thanks a lot Wilhelm! I think you protocolled all topics. And no worries Kashyap, we were all aware that we will repeat some topics anyway, whatever comes up. ☺/ A!ex -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-07 Thread Alexander Burger
Hi all, we discussed a little more about schedule at last PilCon. On Thu, Nov 05, 2020 at 10:53:08PM +, Kevin Ednalino wrote: > For example, if it's hosted on Saturday at noon > then it'd be roughly morning for the Americas and evening for Asia. Really? I would think it is a bit too early (a

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-06 Thread C K Kashyap
Thanks for the summary Wilhelm! Regards, Kashyap On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 12:33 PM Wilhelm Fitzpatrick wrote: > Only topics whose questioners were present were discussed, so we didn't > talk about the interpreter only approach, holding it as a topic for future > session. > > Alex addressed the "ar

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-06 Thread Wilhelm Fitzpatrick
Only topics whose questioners were present were discussed, so we didn't talk about the interpreter only approach, holding it as a topic for future session. Alex addressed the "array avoidance" question, explaining the how arrays would complicate the core single data type implementation and app

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-06 Thread C K Kashyap
As bad an excuse that it may sound, it is the truth - I messed up my alarm setting (AM vs PM) :) and missed the meeting. Could I request someone to please summarize what was discussed? particularly about the "interpreter only" approach. If it was not discussed then perhaps I can request Alex to wr

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-05 Thread Kevin Ednalino
Personally, I work business hours so Friday mornings I'm generally unavailable (GMT). I think at least one on the weekday in the afternoon/evening and one on the weekend might be the most convenient with the latter more convenient for non-European timezones. For example, if it's hosted on Saturday

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-05 Thread Davide BERTOLOTTO
For me later in the evening after 17-18 CET would be Better. On Thu, Nov 5, 2020, 19:41 Alexander Burger wrote: > On Thu, Nov 05, 2020 at 01:23:13PM -0500, r cs wrote: > > Raw video would be welcomed. The timing of the PilCon can be challenging > > in some time zones. > > Independent of the rec

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-05 Thread Alexander Burger
On Thu, Nov 05, 2020 at 01:23:13PM -0500, r cs wrote: > Raw video would be welcomed. The timing of the PilCon can be challenging > in some time zones. Independent of the recording issue, the current scheduling is not an absolute must. I did a proposal initially, and nobody complained, so we staye

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-05 Thread r cs
Raw video would be welcomed. The timing of the PilCon can be challenging in some time zones. Cheers, rcs On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 1:09 PM Edgaras Šeputis wrote: > Yes, please, find some way to record it. Even if fully unedited and > unstructured. One can download video from youtube and do quick

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-05 Thread Edgaras Šeputis
Yes, please, find some way to record it. Even if fully unedited and unstructured. One can download video from youtube and do quick seeks to find stuff. On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 9:14 AM C K Kashyap wrote: > While at it, it would be good to touch on the "interpreter only" approach > of PicoLisp. It

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-05 Thread Alexander Burger
On Thu, Nov 05, 2020 at 01:50:39PM +0100, O.Hamann wrote: > > we'll meet at 8:00 UTC. > Because of the time change, it's already at 9:00 central european time, > right? Yes, that's an important point! Thanks! ☺/ A!ex -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-05 Thread O.Hamann
On 04.11.20 11:55, Alexander Burger wrote: > we'll meet at 8:00 UTC. Because of the time change, it's already at 9:00 central european time, right? -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-04 Thread Alexander Burger
Hi Kashyap, > While at it, it would be good to touch on the "interpreter only" approach > of PicoLisp. It is objectively simpler than an interpreter AND compiler > implementation. However, I would love for some expansion on the explanation > of "True equivalence of code and data". Also, is there a

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-04 Thread C K Kashyap
While at it, it would be good to touch on the "interpreter only" approach of PicoLisp. It is objectively simpler than an interpreter AND compiler implementation. However, I would love for some expansion on the explanation of "True equivalence of code and data". Also, is there any update to the view

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-04 Thread Alexander Burger
Hi Alex, > For me the greatest obstacle in using picolisp is the lack of arrays. Let's > talk about what I'm doing wrong and why I don't need them! Yes, good idea. This is a valid and common question. Maybe, as a warm-up, you could also check "Array Abstinence" at https://picolisp.com/wiki/?

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-04 Thread Alexander Shendi
Hi folks, For me the greatest obstacle in using picolisp is the lack of arrays. Let's talk about what I'm doing wrong and why I don't need them! Stay safe, the other Alex Am 4. November 2020 11:55:44 MEZ schrieb Alexander Burger : >Hi all, > >next Friday (Nov 6th) is PilCon again! > > https

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-04 Thread Alexander Burger
Hi Davide, > practices in error handling (how to catch and throw errors properly) Good, noted :) ☺/ A!ex -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe

Re: PilCon Friday

2020-11-04 Thread Davide BERTOLOTTO
I am not sure if I'll be able to join, but would be good to hear about best practices in error handling (how to catch and throw errors properly) Regards, Davide On Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 12:03 Alexander Burger wrote: > Hi all, > > next Friday (Nov 6th) is PilCon again! > >https://meeting.itship.

PilCon Friday

2020-11-04 Thread Alexander Burger
Hi all, next Friday (Nov 6th) is PilCon again! https://meeting.itship.ch/PilCon As it is the first Friday of the month, we'll meet at 8:00 UTC. Perhaps we should talk about more basic issues this time? Any newcomer's questions should be welcome. ☺/ A!ex -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@so